A 17-year-old youth has been arrested following an incident that occurred in Wawa on the afternoon of Jan. 12, states a news release issued by the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
The accused faces charges of assault a peace officer with a weapon, disarming a peace officer and others in relation to this incident.
Full text of the OPP release follows:
WAWA - On Jan. 12, 2022 at approximately 1:04 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a threats occurrence involving two youth in Wawa.
As a result of the investigation, a 17-year-old from Wawa was arrested and charged with the following:
• uttering threats - cause death or bodily harm, contrary to section 264.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC) (three counts),
• assault a peace officer with a weapon, contrary to section 270.01(1)(a) of the CC,
• assault with intent to resist arrest, contrary to section 270(1)(b) of the CC (two counts), and
• disarming a peace officer, contrary to section 270.1(1) of the CC.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in February in Wawa.